Enrollment limited to: juniors and seniors. Sometimes offered in summer through the Engineering Cooperative Program

Introduction to engineering and business economics investment alternatives and to project management. Intended to give students a working knowledge of money management and how to make economic comparisons of alternatives involving future benefits and cost. The impact of inflation, taxation, depreciation, financial planning, economic optimization, project scheduling, and legal and regulatory issues are introduced and applied to economic investment and planning and project-management problems.

Outcome 1: Gain a working knowledge of money management and how to make economic comparisons of alternative engineering designs or projects.